Ivanoff had combined excerpts from Bach's St John and St Matthew Passion in 2006 as the US invasion of Iraq continued. "I saw the suffering of the people there and drew a parallel to the Gospel ...

06/17/2025June 17, 2025 From the St. John to St. Matthew Passion, contemporary arrangements of Bach masterpieces at the Leipzig Bach Festival highlight oppression and conflict.

It was in Leipzig that Johann Sebastian, while serving as Cantor of St. Thomas Church, composed his famous St. John Passion in 1723. Bach often rewrote his cantatas himself, using the so-called ...

There are many reasons for visitors to spend time here, too. Music lovers can make a pilgrimage to St. Thomas Church — where Bach was a choirmaster — and to the excellent museum dedicated to him.

There are many reasons for visitors to spend time here, too. Music lovers can make a pilgrimage to St. Thomas Church — where Bach was a choirmaster — and to the excellent museum dedicated to him.

Johann Sebastian Bach was Cantor of St. Thomas' Church in Leipzig from 1723 until the end of his life in 1750. His daily commute to work also took him past Auerbachs Keller.

In nearly two centuries since, Leipzig has stayed true to Bach with a dedicated museum/archive and an international music competition.March 21st, Bach’s birthday, saw the finale of this year’s ...

In 1949, Bach’s purported skeleton was exhumed and later reburied in St. Thomas Church in downtown Leipzig (where the composer once worked as Kapellmeister, or music director).

Known as the home of iconic composers like Bach and Mendelssohn, the city offers landmarks such as St. Thomas Church and the Gewandhaus Orchestra.

Samantha enjoys Bach in Leipzig, tours a porcelain factory in Meissen and explores Berlin's history. Inside St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, Samantha enjoys a concert on the pipe organ, celebrating ...